"Hit The Bullseye" by Paul D. Borden

I've been wanting to read a Paul Borden book for a long time now. My interest was peaked when I saw how often he was quoted in Winning on Purpose by John Kaiser, a recommended resource of PBG church.

I'm now starting to work through his 2003 book, Hit the Bullseye: How Denominations Can Aim the Congregation at the Mission Field. Here's a thought-provoking quote:

". . . we must restore some kind of polity that marries authority, responsibility, and accountability. All current polities separate these three concepts. Some polities do it in theory while all do it in practice. Congregations are scared to death to put authority and responsibility together because most believe it will create organizational monsters with dictatorial leaders. This fear is well founded, if there is not clear and powerful accountability. Yet because of our concept of "family" we run from accountability like animals from a forest fire. So we create polities that separate authority from responsibility, resulting in frustration and the loss of our best leaders." (p.142)

Has your congregation experience the effects of separating authority, responsibility and accountability?

How does your church hold its leaders accountable for achieving the mission?